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City Council Meeting

Amended Agenda


Approved Minutes 

AMENDED AGENDA:

6:30 p.m.

CLOSED SESSION

CALL TO ORDER

OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

City Council convenes in the Council Chamber and then adjourns to Closed Session to discuss the following items:

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9
Name of case: Before the US District Court Northern District Oakland Division: GTE Mobilenet of California Limited Partnership, a California limited partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless vs. City of Albany Case No. 11-6155


7:30 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER


1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE


2. ROLL CALL


3. REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY


4. CONSENT CALENDAR


(Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. By approval of the Consent Calendar, the staff recommendations will be adopted unless otherwise modified by the City Council. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council Member or a member of the audience requests removal of the items from the Consent Calendar.)


4-1. Minutes, March 5, 2012

Staff recommendation: Approve


4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $ 200,856.83; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $275,511.21. Total payroll in the amount of $476,368.04. Payroll period: 2/24/2012

b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $45,736.21; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $52,872.29. Total payroll in the amount of $98,608.50. Payroll period: 2/24/2012

Staff recommendation: Ratify.


4-3. Purchase of Police Department Radios for Operation on the East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS)

4-3A Staff Report
4-3B Mobile Radios Quote
4-3C Portable Radios Quote
4-3D EBRCSA Feb 2012 Newsletter

Staff recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the purchase of thirty-seven (37) Motorola APX6000 portable radios and fourteen (14) Motorola APX6500 mobile radios in the amount of $193,491.49 from Motorola Solutions, Inc.


4-4. Golden Gate Fields Donation

4-4 Staff Report

Staff recommendation: That Council accept the donation to the Recreation and Community Services Department from Golden Gate Fields in the amount of $1,000.

4-5. Authorize staff, for a period of three years, to issue Street Event Encroachment permits to allow a street closure for the Solano Stroll and for the annual Little League Parade; waive encroachment permit fees for the events; and waive fees for cost of public safety personnel and City maintenance services.

4-5 Staff Report

Staff recommendation: That the Albany City Council:
1) Authorize staff, for a period of three years, to issue Street Event Encroachment Permits to the Solano Avenue Association to allow a street closure for the Solano Stroll and to Albany Little League to allow a street closure for the Annual Little League parade;
2) Waive encroachment permit fees for each event; and
3) Waive fees for cost of public safety personnel and City maintenance services.


4-6. Resolution No. 2012-18: A Resolution of the Albany City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Accept Offers of Dedication of Easement for the Buchanan Bicycle/Pedestrian Path Project from the Albany Unified School District, the University of California, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

4-6A Staff Report
4-6B Reso 2012-18
4-6C USDA Attachment
4-6D AUSD Attachment
4-6E UCB Attachment

Staff recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2012-18, a Resolution of the City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Accept Offers of Dedication of Easement for the Buchanan Bicycle/Pedestrian Path Project from the Albany Unified School District, the University of California, and the U.S. Department of State.


5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

For persons desiring to address the City Council on an item that is not on the agenda please note that City policy limits each speaker to three (3) minutes. The Brown Act limits the Council’s ability to take and/or discuss items that are not on the agenda; therefore, such items are normally referred to staff for comment or to a future agenda.

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

6-1. Safe Routes to School Project (SR2S) for the Marin Avenue-Santa Fe Avenue Intersection and Pedestrian Improvements around Marin Elementary School

6-1A Staff Report
6-1B Current Estimates
6-1C Funding & Estimated Expenditures
6-1D Bid Plans

Traffic & Safety Commission recommendation: That the City Council authorize the Call for Bids for construction of this project.

Staff recommendation: Staff recommends the following actions:
1) Approve Final Plans for the SR2S project Marin Avenue-Santa Fe Avenue Signal and Intersection Improvements, Contract No. C12-3 and authorize the City Clerk to call for bids.
2) Approve a $263,571 increase in budget for this Project (CIP Project P64).


7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS


8. NEW BUSINESS


8-1. Charter Review Committee 2012 Work Plan and Election Methods Review Update

8-1A Staff Report
8-1B Att 1 Work Plan 2012
8-1C Att 2

Staff recommendation: That the Council receive and provide any comments or direction on the 2012 Charter Review committee Work Plan and corresponding update regarding the Committee’s review of election methods.

8-2. Appointment of Members to the Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to the former Albany Community Reinvestment Agency.

8-2A Staff Report
8-2B Reso 2012-17

Staff recommendation:

1) That the Vice Mayor appoint a Council Member to the Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to represent the City of Albany; and
2) That the Vice Mayor appoint Beth Pollard to the Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to represent employees of the former Albany Community Reinvestment Agency
3) That Council adopt Resolution No. 2012-17 ratifying the Vice-Mayor’s appointment of the aforementioned two members to the Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to the former Albany Community Reinvestment Agency.

8-3. Appointment to City of Berkeley/Albany Mental Health Commission

8-3A Staff Report
8-3B Att 1 Application
8-3C Att 2 Mental Health Commission Roster
8-3D Att 3 Recruitment Brochure 2009
8-3E Att Reso 08-50

Staff Recommendation: That Council consider authorizing the appointment of Harriett Patterson to the Berkeley/Albany Mental Health Commission for approval by the City of Berkeley City Council.


9. OTHER BUSINESS, REPORTS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED, ANNOUNCEMENT OF EVENTS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

(Council and staff announcements: Council Member reports on State, regional and local boards, commissions and committees to which they are appointed by the City Council; Council Member announcement of requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items).

10. ADJOURNMENT

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